Horsham

30 March – 1 April 2023

With another short drive ahead of us, we left right on check out time of 10:00am and stopped along the way to Horsham at Oasis Rest Stop not far from Ararat. We had morning tea at the well-presented area then headed off again. We had rung ahead and the staff at the caravan park were happy for us to check in when we arrived, well before lunch time.

We were given a good sized site which looked out towards the river side park. We chose this caravan park for its proximity to the river and botanical gardens and were very happy with the location. Before we had left Ararat we noticed a very large crack in the windscreen which may have happened the day before on one of the dirt roads in the Grampians, so called the insurance company as soon as we were settled and arranged for a replacement the following day. We were very relieved that we could get it done so quickly.

The caravan park sits beside the Wimmera River

After lunch we set off into town for a walk around and to visit the op shops. We found another very friendly town, with a few good op shops, a couple of which were located out of the CDB area. Mick also managed to find a reasonably priced barber for a haircut.

On Friday morning I took the car in for the windscreen and walked back to the caravan park. We pottered around until it was time to pick it up, then spent most of the afternoon getting everything reorganised so we could put the trailer into storage again in a few days’ time. Later we went for a walk in the gardens and a little way along the river. 

We had some rain overnight but the sky was clear and bright in the morning. We had arranged a slightly later check out of 11:00am so that gave us plenty of time to get everything completely dry ready to pack up for our return to Tasmania. Before that though, we had three nights booked in at Little Desert Nature Lodge, in a garden view room.